javi! vs Harbor Modern IRC Client

IRC is alive — and it can be convenient and modern! The javi! IRC client brings you the experience you expect from modern messengers while keeping the best of classic IRC chats. Chat with people on popular networks, or create your own independent community by connecting to your own IRC server. And enjoy it all in a modern interface, just like any modern messenger — with reactions, push notifications, channels, and more. What we offer: • Connect to any IRC server • Channels and direct messages • A modern interface for classic IRC servers • IRCv3 support • Message history • Push notifications on the official javi! server • Your chats are safely stored in your private iCloud • Safety tools: block or report users • A set of retro smileys! • No ads or trackers javi! is an independent IRC client. Third-party IRC servers are operated by their respective owners and may not support every client feature. BRING BACK YOUR 2003!

Harbor is an IRC client for iPhone and iPad. Add a network, connect, and take part in channels and private messages. If you used mIRC on a computer, the commands will already feel familiar. Harbor talks directly to the server you enter. There is no Harbor account, and the conversation is not routed through a Harbor server. A channel keeps its topic and its lines. The people list shows who is here and who is away. A private chat opens when someone writes to you. A window you have not read keeps a badge, and you can return to the first new line. Nicknames in the room complete as you type. Hold a line to copy it, or to quote it back into the channel. Mute a channel and the messages stay, without a sound or a badge. Ignore a nickname on that network and those lines stay out. A photo is sent only when you choose one. Harbor uploads it so the room can open the link, asks that the file last one hour, and does not keep a copy. Networks, passwords, and the history you save stay on this iPhone or iPad. A server password, and the password for SASL, NickServ, or CService, is stored on the device and sent only to the network you added, as part of the normal login. Use the secure port when the network offers one. Face ID, Touch ID, or the lock already on the device, can cover Harbor when you step away. Menus and settings are available in English, Italian, French, German, and Romanian. Harbor starts in the language of the phone when that language is one of these. You can follow the phone's appearance, or choose day or night, and you can set the text size. The free plan includes one server for 30 minutes a day. The connection pauses while Harbor is in the background. Harbor Plus is a one-time purchase. It removes the daily limit, lets you add more than one server, connects to a ZNC bouncer you already run, and includes a backup of servers and messages. On iPhone, the system can pause the connection after a while. Opening Harbor brings it back. Apple handles the payment.